Better pay and better quality of life - More Japanese workers moving overseas

Japanese workers become migrants seeking better pay overseas

TOKYO --- From sushi chefs to systems engineers -- a growing number of Japanese are deciding they can earn more money and also have a better quality of life if they move abroad.
 
One man decided to work overseas after a business trip to Europe. He noticed that a colleague there had a higher salary than him, yet finished work at 6 p.m., ate dinner with his family, and had weekends off.
 
He now lives and works in Sweden with his family, earns 1.5 times more than in Japan and enjoys a better work-life balance.
 
Inquiries from overseas job seekers were 1.5 times higher in 2022 than in 2021, according to an overseas career change support company, partly because of the weak yen.